Bridging the Blue Waters

Bridging the Blue Waters (HM1FT2)

Location: Port Huron, MI 48060 St. Clair County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 59.924', W 82° 25.554'

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People first crossed the St. Clair River using logs, rafts and canoes. Steam-powered ferries began carrying freight and people in the 1840s. The river current pushed tethered swing ferries from shore to shore. Later other ferries were used, and in 1891 rail transport was improved with the opening of the tunnel under the St. Clair River.


In 1938, the Blue Water Bridge made automobile and truck traffic possible across the international border. A second span was built in 1997 to accommodate increasing traffic. The longest span of the Blue Water Bridge is approximately 1.25 miles (2 km) long and the highest point is 233 feet (70 m) above the water.


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HM NumberHM1FT2
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Placed ByThomas Edison Depot Museum
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 11:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 383773 N 4761660
Decimal Degrees42.99873333, -82.42590000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 59.924', W 82° 25.554'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 59' 55.44" N, 82° 25' 33.24" W
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Area Code(s)810
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 500 Thomas Edison Pkwy, Port Huron MI 48060, US
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